Stove



PATENTED FEB. 1-6, 1904.

P. J. GOPPENS.

STOVE.

APPLICATION FILED mm: a, 1903.

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wane/men .UNITED STATES i Iatented February 16, 1904.

PETER J COPPENS, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 752,144,,datedFebruary 16, 1904.

Application filed June 3,1903. strain). 159,896. on meal.)

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pertains to make and use thesame.

invention relates to improvements in stoves, and more particularlyto stoves adapted to burn either hard or soft coal or wood; and its object is to provide the same with a fire-pot that may be easily constructed andrepaired, to provide means for properly supplying the fuel'with hot and cold air currents, to provide adeviee that will produce economic and smokeless combustion, to provide a secure fasteningfor attaching the sheet-metal body to the firepot and. protecting the same from thaactionj of the,.fire, whereby" the stove is mademoreddifaibl, :and to providethe same with certainnewand useful features hereinafter more fully described, "and particularly pointedout in the claims, reference being had to, the, accompanying drawings, in whichr-Figure l -isa plan view of a "fire-pot of a stove embodying my device; Fig. 2, a' vertical section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1;, Fig. 3, a plan view of the Qfire' pot casting proper with the detachable parts removed;

Fig. 4,.an enlarged detail, in vertical section,

. on the line 4 4 of Fig.2; Fig. '5, the'same on the line 5 5 of Fig.1, but omitting themenn herb}; and Fig. 6, a detail in horizontal sec-f tion on the line 6 6 of Fig. 2. Likeletters refer parts ;A ,represents the v fire-pot casting proper,

having its walls divided into a number 1 of seg ,mental portionsspaced apart and the intervening portions'recessed outward, as at B, to form ,heating flues for the incoming air. The upper thence upwardto form the outer portion C of the annular air-chamber at the top of the firepot. All of the parts B and 'C terminate at in n Or the the top in an integral outwardly-projecting flange E, to'whichthe sheet-iron 'bodyis-secured, as hereinafter described. The upper part of one of. the portions B and a portion of the flange E adjacent thereto are removed,and :anoutwardly-extended intake D for cold air "is provided, which intakeis closed-bya s'uitable door F, hinged atF' and forming apart of the ring'M; "The truncated conical wall of 'the fire-pot is completed by the insertion of detachable sections I, provided with vertical slots or openings J to admit the air to the fuel. Thesesections are extended upward and outward to form a part of the inner side of the before-mentioned air-chamber and are provided with .a flange I" to attach to L. To-complete the air-chamber of the fire- 'pot, segments Gr are inserted between the outwardly-curved'portionsJ of the sections I, with their loweredges' resting on the angle at the junction of-the parts A and C,

and are provided with' suitable openings H for the escape of the air from the aforesaid chamber and also provided with a flange G to attach to theinnersurface of the body, the flanges I andG' forming segments of a continuous flange engaging the inner surface of the body'fLjat the top of the air-chamber.

Grooves K are provided at intervals in the .upper partofjthe fire-potA to permit the ashes to escape from the said air-chamber. The body L is flanged outwardat the bottom and seated upon'the flange-E, and an outwardly and downwardlyextended ring M is provided, having a bead N at the angle to engage and bind the angle of the body and an upwardly-projecting flange 'O opposite the flanges G"and I, and in'these parts are inserted bolts Pand'P, 'as s'howmwhereby all the detachable parts are" securely attached to the fire-pot, and the, sheeti metal bodyis prevented from becoming detached, warped,- or

loosened by the action of the heat. The described device is also very easily repaired.

'By'remo'vin g thebo'lts'P the portions I or segments'G, or any one 'of'the same, may be removed and another inserted without disturbing'any other part of the stove, andgtheen- "the inner surface ofthesheet-metalbody tire structure can be taken apartby removing all of the bolts P and P, which is very easily done.

In operation when the door F is closed a portion of the air admitted to thebase passes up through the flues back of the sections I, becoming heated therein and escaping inward through the openings J and H. In the event that the fire-pot is only partially filled the air will escape through the openings J close above the fuel, and in the event that the fire-pot is filled to the top the air-chamber will distribute this heated air to the various openings H therein. By excluding the air from the base of the stove and opening the door F cold air is admitted to the air-chamber and passing in- ,ward over the fire tends to check the combustion. In the event that the fuel is low in the fire-pot the cold air will flow down theflues and escape through the opening J close above the fuel.

I thus provide a device that is simple in construction, easily repaired and operated, and producing very satisfactory combustion of the fuel when in use whether the fire-pot be full or only partially filled.

Having thus fully described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a stove, a fire-pot having an outwardlyprojecting flange and an upwardly-projecting flange at the top, a sheet-metal body surround- Y ing the upwardly-proj ecting flange and having 4 ward to form a portion of the inner side of the an outwardly-projecting flange resting on the corresponding flange of the fire-pot, a ring surair-chamber, and segments interposed between the upper part of the detachable sections to complete the inner portion of the air-chamber.

3. In a stove, the combination of a fire-pot consisting of a truncated conical portion comprising a number of segments spaced apart and extended outward and upward at the top, the intervening portions being recessed outward and extended upward to the plane of the top of the segments, detachable portions between the segments to complete the circuit of the fire-pot and extended upward and outward, and also provided with vertical slots to admit air, segments between the upper parts of the detachable portions, and flanges on the upper edge of the detachable portions and the lastnamed segments to attach the same to the body of the stove.

4. In a stove, the combination of a fire-pot having a truncated conical portion, and an outwardly and upwardly extended portion forming the outer garter an air-chamber, a flange surrounding the upper part of the said extended portion for attaching the sheet-metal body of the stove, segments forming the inner portion of the air-chamber and resting on the top of the truncated conical portion of the fire-pot, a flange on the upper edge of the segments, and means for attaching the flange to the body of the stove.

5. The combination of av fire-pot having grooves to permit the escape of ashes from the air-chamber, and an outward and upward extension forming the outer part of the airchamber, a flange on the extension to attach the sheet-metal body, segments forming the inner part of the air-chamber and provided with air-openings, flanges on the upper part of the segments, and means for attaching the flanges to the sheet-metal body. V

6. The combination of a fire-pot having segmental portions spaced apart and extended outward and upward at the top, the'intervening portions being recessed outward to form flues, detachable portions between the said segments and provided with slots to admit air and also extended upward and outward to portions of the inner side of the air-chamber and attached to the body at their upper ends, an outwardly-projecting flange surrounding the upper edge of the fire-pot, segments forming the remaining portions of the inner side of the air-chamber and attached to the body, a cold-air inlet opening into the air-chamber, and a movable door to close the same.

7. In a stove, the combination of a fire-pot having an outwardly projecting flange, a sheet-metal body having an outwardly-turned flange resting on the flange of the fire-pot, an air-chamber in the upper part of the fire-pot and having a vertical flange engaging the inner surface of the sheet-metal body, a ring surrounding the sheet-metal body and having a vertical flange opposite the flange on the airchamber, bolts extending through said flanges, and bolts extending through the ring and through the flange on the fire-pot. 8. In a stove, the combination of a fire-pot having an outwardly-proj ecting flange, a stovebody having a flange resting on the flange of the fire-pot, an air-chamber in the fire-pot and having a vertical flange engaging the inner surface of the stove-body, an outwardly-projecting ring above the flange on the fire-pot, and having a vertical flange engaging the out- "side of the body and opposite the flange on the air-chamber, an outwardly-projecting airinlet to the air-chamber, and a door to open and close the inlet and forming a portion of the ring.

9. In a stove, the combination of a fire-pot, an outwardly-projecting flange at the top of the fire-pot, a vertical flange on the firepot, asheetmetal body surrounding the Vertical flange, a flange on the body engaging the horizontal flange, a ring surrounding the body and extending Vertically and horizontally 0pposite the flanges on the fire-pot, a bead on the ring and engaging the angle of the body, and bolts extending through the ring, flanges and body.

10. In astove, the combination of a fire-pot, an outwardly and upwardly extended portion to the same forming the outer side of the airehamber, a horizontal flange at the topof the extended portion, a sheet-metal body having an outwardly-extended horizontal flange resting on the flange of the fire-pot, detachable sections forming portions of the inner side of the air-chamber, and extending downward to form portions of the fire-pot, detachable segments forming the remainder of the inner side of the air-chamber, vertical flanges on the said segments and detachable portions and engag' ing the inner surface of the sheet-metal body, and a ring surrounding the body and extending vertically and horizontally, and opposite the flanges on the fire-pot, segments and sections, and fastenings extending through the ring, the flanges and the body.

I In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER J. COPPENS. Witnesses:

PALMER A. J ONES, LUTHER V. MOULTON. 

